Hopster launches on Apple TV

Hopster launches on Apple TV today.

The educational kids app, which combines games and TV series into one on-demand service, has joined the Apple TV line-up. The service offers hundreds of episodes of the best pre-school shows from around the … Read More

Apple to launch new TV service this year?

Apple plans to launch its own TV service this year, according to the Wall Street Journal.

“People familiar with the matter” tell the WSJ that it will offer a “slimmed-down bundle of TV networks”, with around 25 channels, including broadcasters … Read More

Google Play now available on Roku – is the streaming media device race over?

The Google Play store app is now available on Roku.

It’s a small sentence, but it’s one that marks a big shift for the streaming media device race.

Roku has long led the way in the set top boxes … Read More

NOW TV Movies and Entertainment Pass join Apple TV

From today, Apple TV users in the UK will be able to enjoy NOW, as the Entertainment and NOW Cinema Membershipare added to the service.

The NOW Entertainment Month Pass offers instant access to some of this autumn’s must-see shows, … Read More

Apple TV review (UK): Time for an upgrade?

This week, Apple will take to the stage for its much-mooted 2014 event. Speculation is rife about what it will introduce for its new iterative models of the iPhone and iPad – but the question for us lies with their … Read More

Vimeo launches new Roku and Apple TV app

Vimeo has launched a revamped app for Roku streaming media devices designed to make it quicker to view videos.

The first major refresh since the channel launched in 2011, the Vimeo app now features a custom-built user interface that makes … Read More

Apple TV launches new push for iTunes Extras

Apple has launched a new push for its iTunes Extras content, including a direct tie-in to Apple TV.

iTunes Extras have been around for some time now, but the special features, which range from behind-the-scenes video and commentaries to short … Read More

Roku more popular than Apple TV

Roku is more popular than Apple TV, acccording to a new report from Parks Associates.

The study (The Evolving Market For Streaming Media Devices) shows that among US broadband households with a streaming media player, 44 per cent use a … Read More

Is a new Apple TV box on the way?

A new Apple TV set top box may be on the way.

Apple have previously downplayed their set top box, describing it as a “hobby”.

Now, though, Apple have hinted that they are not so dismissive of the streaming … Read More